Military veterans graduate from Boston Fire Academy
After 20 weeks of grueling training, 51 military veterans were inducted into the Boston Fire Department on Tuesday with Boston Mayor Martin Walsh in attendance. These graduates began their 20-week training in September, consisting of learning how to deal with every situation firefighters will face in their careers. The firefighters who graduated Tuesday have already been at their […]
2 companies in Boston receive licenses for medical cannabis dispensaries
After Massachusetts voters approved the Nov. 2012 ballot question to legalize medical cannabis, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Friday the names of 20 companies that will receive the first medical cannabis dispensary licenses. Of Massachusetts’s 14 counties, 10 will have dispensaries. Two companies received licenses to open in Boston: Green Heart Holistic Health and Pharmaceuticals […]
Homelessness numbers jump 4 percent in 2013
With a record-breaking number of homeless children in Boston, the Boston Public Health Commission reported Friday that homelessness increased by 3.8 percent in 2013. Boston’s 34th Annual Homeless Census results, which were gathered on Dec. 16 by city officials, community leaders and more than 350 volunteers, found 7,255 homeless people in Boston, 233 more than 2012. Of the […]
Scientists find alternative to stem cells
Scientists have discovered a process that enables mature cells to revert back to being stem cells, possibly resulting in many future saved lives, according to a report published in the weekly science journal Nature on Thursday. A team of scientists led by Charles Vacanti, chairman of the department of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at Brigham […]
Mass. economy grows due to increased employment
An economic report released Thursday by MassBenchmarks, an economic journal at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, shows the Commonwealth’s economy has expanded significantly due to employment growth, rising incomes and increased consumer spending. The gross state product grew by approximately 5.5 percent in the last quarter of last year according to the report. MassBenchmarks compiles this […]
National
- Mass. healthcare site sees low sign-ups due to glitches
- ACA extension period rejected by Mass. officials
- Mass. GDP recovers faster than national rate, report suggests
- Mass. LGBT groups push for House to approve non-discrimination act
- 50th anniv. of Community Mental Health Act brings federal officials to Hub
Academia
- SED Dean Hardin Coleman to bring experience to Boston School Committee
- BU to offer MOOCs after joining online course platform edX
- Student success linked to motivation, study suggests
- Profs. say say education, media could combat Islamic stereotypes
- AP courses not indicative of collegiate success, study suggests
